Passages Handfasting: A Pagan Guide to Commitment Rituals

Kendra Vaughan Hovey

nov. del 2007 · Venut per Simon and Schuster

Sobre aquest llibre

The day you exchange vows with the person you love is one of the most important days of your life. What better way to celebrate your commitment to one another than with handfasting—the blessed marriage rite in which the hands of you and your beloved are wrapped in ribbon as you “tie the knot.” This symbolic binding together of your two loving souls is a timeless way to begin life's journey together. In this first book of the groundbreaking Passages series, Rev. Dr. Kendra Vaughan Hovey reveals the history behind the ritual. She clearly describes everything you need to plan your own ceremony, including how to:
-Find the right practice for you
-Select flowers and herbs-and discover their meanings
-Follow recipes and spells for incense and oils
-Write invocations and vows
-Integrate Pagan and non-Pagan traditions
-Choose the right officiant

With this magical guide, you’ll create a ceremony that not only reflects your devotion to one another but also ensures a lifetime of happiness!

Sobre l'autor

Rev. Dr. Kendra Vaughan Hovey received her Doctorate in Ministry from the University of Sedona. She is the Founding Elder High Priestess of the First Church of Wicca in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She has more than fifteen years of experience in the Wiccan faith as a spiritual leader, healer, and mentor and has written and conducted numerous Wiccan rituals, rites of passage, handfastings, and metaphysical sermons. She is a member of the American Metaphysical Doctor's Association and is ordained by both the First Church of Wicca and the International Metaphysical Ministry. She lives in Duxbury with her husband and two children.